On 6/8/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Enrique Hidalgo of Northern State Prison was mandated to work a second shift on a specific unit and went to his ordered post. When he was relieved for his meal break, Hidalgo exited the facility and abandoned his post without alerting supervisory staff, failed to report to medical, did not fill out the required early release forms, and did not follow proper call off procedures. He signed a settlement for a 30-day suspension on 3/10/25.
(a) General Causes (6) a public employee (12) HRB 84-17
as amended A1 - Failure to follow call off procedures A11 - Leaving assigned work area without permission creating a danger to persons or property B2 -
loafing
idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks which could result in danger to persons or property C11 - an employee D7 - Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security E1 - Violation of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 6/8/25, Northern State Prison’s Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Enrique Hidalgo was notified by the Operations Unit that he was mandated to work 2nd shift on a specific unit. SCPO. Hidalgo acknowledged the assignment and went to his ordered post. When he was relieved for his meal break, he exited the facility and abandoned his post by not alerting any supervisory staff of his whereabouts. SCPO Hidalgo failed to report to medical, fill out the required forms necessary for early release, and did not follow proper call off procedures. SCPO Hidalgo signed a settlement for a 30-day suspension on 3/10/25.
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C.4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): NJAC 4a:2-2.3(a) General Causes (1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties (6) Conduct unbecoming a public employee (7)…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N. J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) General Causes (7) Neglect of duty (12) Other Sufficient Cause HRB 84-17, as amended B2 - Neglect of duty, loafing,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Enrique Hidalgo, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/enrique-hidalgo-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Enrique Hidalgo's major discipline record?
On 6/8/25, Senior Correctional Police Officer Enrique Hidalgo of Northern State Prison was mandated to work a second shift on a specific unit and went to his ordered post. When he was relieved for his meal break, Hidalgo exited the facility and abandoned his post without alerting supervisory staff, failed to report to medical, did not fill out the required early release forms, and did not follow proper call off procedures. He signed a settlement for a 30-day suspension on 3/10/25.
What is Enrique Hidalgo's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Enrique Hidalgo has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Enrique Hidalgo's base salary on record?
Enrique Hidalgo's reported base salary is $78,181, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Enrique Hidalgo has 3 years, 8 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Enrique Hidalgo worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Enrique Hidalgo individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 645. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213257, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩